"Last warning! Raise your hands—don't resist foolishly!"
The voice outside was loud, the lights bright.
Dazzling to the point where they couldn't open their eyes.
Elwood Thorneycroft spoke in a deep voice, "Put down the weapons..."
The remaining four men looked at each other, then bent down and placed their knives on the ground.
A few seconds later, the cold handcuffs clicked around their wrists.
"We received a call claiming you've been murdering people! Please come back with us to assist the investigation!"
Several officers escorted the five men and stuffed them into the police cars.
...
"Honey, I'm back!"
After Julius Reed unlocked the door, he found that everyone had already finished dinner.
Anna Harris was sitting on the couch watching TV, while Quella Radcliffe seemed to have gone somewhere.
"Where's Cosmo?"
Feeling a sudden tightness in his chest, Julius Reed called out.
"Master, I'm here."
Cosmo poked her head down from upstairs and asked, "What's wrong?"